USA CYCLING PERMIT 2016-411 A Three-Day USA Cycling Sanctioned Stage Race March 18, 19, 20, 2016 Revised 9 March 2016
Welcome to the 30 th Annual Tucson Bicycle Classic; Southern Arizona s premier three-day USA Cycling stage race (time trial, road race, and circuit race). Equal payout for Men and Women continues in 2016, as well as the Women 55+/ 65+/70+ and the Men 65+/70+/75+ categories, providing one of the few racing opportunities for these classes. The courses remain the same as in recent years. Stage 1 is a short but challenging prologue on a closed course. Stage 2 is a 33 km (20.5 mi) loop that features 300 m (1000 ft) of climbing per lap and finishes on a long, straight uphill. Stage 3 is a 9 km (5.6 mi) circuit with 150 m (500 ft) of climbing per lap and a relatively short uphill sprint. PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY. NO registration at the race. To register go to: https://www.usacycling.org/register/2016-411 ONLINE REGISTRATON ONLY. Registration closes at 11:59 pm MDT (that's 10:59pm MST in Tucson) of the Monday before the race. More race information at www.tucsonbicycleclassic.com or e-mail tbclassic@yahoo.com for questions not answered at the website. LATE FEES/REFUNDS: Late fees are $15 ($10 for Juniors), after 04 March. A $15 processing fee will be retained on all pre-registered entries cancelled prior to and including 13 March. No Refunds after 13 March 2016. NO EXCEPTIONS. PACKET PICK-UP/CHECK IN is Friday, prior to Stage 1 Time Trial, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Old Tucson Studios overflow parking lot. Please have racing license ready. Check your start times online Thursday afternoon. NO RESTARTS. No late start requests, race day category changes or race day registration. Check-in for racers closes at 4:00 p.m. Individual start times will be posted online the day before Stage I. JR. RACERS: Junior men and women will race together in their respective categories but will be scored separately as part of the Road Development Race Series (RDRS). FIELD LIMITS: 100 per USA Cycling category except Cat 5 Men (75). TEAM ENTRIES: Men Pro/1 and Women Pro/1/2, one team entry per club, up to 10 riders. EVENT LICENSE: $30.00 for the 3-day event for riders who do not hold a current annual license. Be sure to purchase three one-day licenses online, if you do not hold a current annual license, otherwise you will owe $30 for the last two days at registration. RESULTS: Results for each stage will be posted online at www.tucsonbicycleclassic.com and at the host hotel as soon as they are available. MISCELLANEOUS: Food/coffee vendors at Stage 3. Water will be available at all stages. PARKING: See maps for parking information. Keep Stage 2 Start/Sign in area clear for officials and volunteers. No overnight parking at Pima Community College West before or after Stage 3. Host Hotel The Riverpark Inn - Tucson, Arizona (AZ) 350 South Freeway, Tucson, AZ 85745-2707 Toll Free: 800-551-1466 Phone: 520-239-2300 Email : sales@theriverparkinn.com See TBC website for special offer details. 1
The TBC is a three day USA Cycling sanctioned stage race (time trial, road race, circuit race). You must complete each stage to enter the next. Qualifiers must all complete the Stage 1 TT to enter the RR, and then complete the RR to enter the Circuit Race. Lowest overall time wins. $9,800 CASH/PRIZE PURSE Entry Fee Category Prize (GC Placement Only) $105 Men Pro/1 $2,200 awarded to top 10 places $95 Men 2 $1,000 awarded to top 10 places $105 Women Pro/1/2 $2,200 awarded to top 10 places $90 Women 3 $500 awarded to top 5 places $90 Women 4 $500 awarded to top 5 places $90 Women 35+ $500 awarded to top 5 places $90 Women 45+ $500 awarded to top 5 places $85 Women 55+ $200 awarded to top 3 places $80 Women 65+/70+ Medals to 1st-3rd places in each age group $90 Men 3 $500 awarded to top 5 places $90 Men 4 $500 awarded to top 5 places $85 Men 5, 19-39 Medals to 1 st -3 rd places $85 Men 5, 40+ Medals to 1 st -3 rd places $90 Men 35+ $500 awarded to top 5 places $90 Men 45+ $500 awarded to top 5 places $85 Men 55+ $200 awarded to top 3 places $80 Men 65+/70+/75+ Medals to 1st-3rd places in each age group $50 JR 17-18 Medals to 1 st -3 rd places $50 JR 15-16 Medals to 1 st -3 rd places $50 JR 13-14 Medals to 1 st -3 rd places $50 JR 9-12 Medals to 1 st -3 rd places Promoter reserves the right to merge/alter/add or delete categories. 2
General Info and Rules. Packet Pickup/ Check In Packet pickup/check-in is Friday, starting at 10:00 a.m. in the Old Tucson Studios overflow parking lot. Sign In You must sign in for EVERY stage. The Time Trial sign in is when you pick up your number. All riders must sign in at least 15 minutes before the start of their race. Sign in penalties are 30 seconds for 1 st offense, 1 minute for 2 nd offense. Race Numbers: RACE THREE DAYS: WEAR ALL THREE NUMBERS All three race numbers must be worn all three days, including Time Trial. Numbers are to be worn on the right and left sides of jersey, and bike frame number must be on. Wheels Neutral Wheel support Stages 2 & 3 Each starting group will have its own wheel support vehicle providing neutral wheel support if a sufficient number of wheels are checked in for the group. If needed, you will receive an appropriate wheel from the vehicle; it might even be yours. TBC will provide wheel tags. Wheels, removed from any bag, must be in the wheel pit 20 minutes prior to the start of your wave. This allows time to get them to the wheel support vehicle. Wheels must be picked after each day/stage. Center Line Rule Center Line Rule is in effect the entire race, Time Trial Included. There will be possible time penalties, relegation to last place for stage to possible disqualification and/or suspension for Center Line Rule Violations. Juniors Rollout for all Juniors, no matter what category you are racing, will be directly after your race. DO NOT go back to your vehicle! Junior Rollout will be at the finish of the Time Trial, directly down the hill from the finish line. Junior Rollout for the Road Race and Circuit Race will be found at the Judges Stand. Do not go across the finish line again or cut across the race. Littering/Toilets No littering. Pack it in/pack it out. Time penalty of 30 seconds for 1 st offense and 1 minute for 2 nd offense. If witnessed by a police officer, you may be ticketed. No public urination. Portable toilets are provided. Time penalty of 30 seconds for 1 st offense and 1 minute for 2 nd offense. If witnessed by a police officer, you may be ticketed. Mixing Categories You may work only with the group of riders that you started with. Know your race numbers and the numbers that you start with. The severity of the penalty depends upon the severity of the offense of working with the other group. Drafting There is no drafting of support vehicles. Parking Parking areas are shown on the maps. TT parking at Old Tucson Studios overflow lot. No parking in Staging area for Stage 2; keep clear for Officials and Volunteers. No overnight parking at PCC-West. 3
Race Number Placement Good Placement Frame number visible. Body number on the side panel, easy to read. Right side number on side of jersey. Left side number on or above jersey pocket in orientation shown. Bad Placement. Too high for camera and officials to read. If another rider blocked the bike number we could not score. Note: Numbers must be pinned; cannot be obscured, folded, crumpled, or trimmed. All three numbers all three days. 4
The 30 th Tucson Bicycle Classic: Friday Stage 1: Old Tucson/McCain Loop Time Trial This beautiful, well paved remote 3.2 mile TT course starts out with gentle rollers leading to a 5% climb followed by rollers and a 6%+ climb to the uphill finish. The TT course will be closed to traffic. Check-in and parking will take place at the south parking lot of Old Tucson, approximately 1.0 mile from McCain loop turnoff. ABSOLUTELY NO RACE PARTICIPANT PARKING ALLOWED ON COURSE OR AT GILBERT RAY CAMPGROUND designated parking for race personnel only. Riders must ride to the TT START or may be dropped off near the start. The start is approximately 1.25 mile from the parking lot. Course is closed to warm-up after 11:45 a.m. Watch for late-afternoon traffic on Kinney Rd. Parking at Old Tucson Studios OVERFLOW lot only. Please heed the signs and workers. No public urination! Drivers DO notice and they DO care. Use the portable toilets in the parking lot and at the Start line. Warm Up: Please respect cars traveling in the same direction by riding two abreast or less, using pullouts when traffic is impeded and respect signs/warnings regarding the traffic conditions in Tucson Mountain Park. Trainers in the parking lot are a good idea. Be Courteous! Continued support from and access to Old Tucson depends upon your good behavior. Please do not impede traffic. 5
The 30 th Tucson Bicycle Classic: Friday Stage 1: Old Tucson/McCain Loop Time Trial Course Map 6
Stage 1: Time Trial Start Times Individual start times depend upon the number of entrants in each class. Exact start times will be posted on the website (www.tucsonbicycleclassic.com) by Thursday and near the check-in table beginning Friday morning at 10:00 am. You are responsible for knowing your start time. Check in early to review your start times or review them on the website. CLASS All Women Approximate Start Times 12:00 NOON Men 35+ to 75+ 12:45 PM +/- Jr. 9 to 18 2:00 PM +/- Men 5 2:30 PM +/- Men 4 to Pro 3:00-5:30 PM +/- Reminder: All numbers are to be worn for the time trial. Note: Check-in starts at 10:00 a.m. Friday and ends at 4:00 p.m. 7
The 30 th Tucson Bicycle Classic: Saturday Stage 2. Garrett Lemire Memorial Road Race Plan for 55 minute travel time from central Tucson. Easy access from I-10 to I-19. Course Description: A challenging 20.5 mile loop with approx. 1000 of climbing, including a solid, sustained climb, rollers, flats and a rapid descent. Three of the 4 roads are lightly traveled. Most of the vehicular traffic will be on La Cañada and at the beginning of Duval Mine Rd. The RR track crossing at Duval Mine and Mission intersection has been rebuilt, take care nonetheless. Start-Finish: Uphill and straight; excellent for spectating. It is a short walk from the intersection of Duval Mine Road and Continental Road. No parking at the finish line. Feed Zone: The feed zone is on Duval Mine Road a short walk west of the start line. Its location is subject to change. Sprint Bonus Stage 2: Road Race Men Pro/1 and Women Pro/1/2 only Lap 1 only, 3, 2 and 1 second time bonus for 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd. Sprint Point is Finish Line on Duval Mine Road. Directions to Start-Finish: From Interstate 19 take Exit 63, W. Continental Road and head west approximately 6 km (3 to 3.5 miles) to parking area. Avoid the Sahuarita and Duval Mine exits as these will put you on the course. Parking: Continental Road only (see map). No RV parking in Start/Sign-in Area. Access to the course from Continental Road only. No parking in the corral or mine pump house. Continental is open to two-way traffic. Please do not block the road. Jerseys: LEADER S JERSEYS will be awarded before Stages 2 and 3 at the rider sign-in area for all categories. Per USA Cycling rules, race leaders MUST WEAR THE LEADER S JERSEY. Wheels: Wheels must be at the wheel tent by 6:25 am for the 1 st wave and by 8:35 am for the 2 nd wave. Wheels tags will be provided. Please remove wheels from wheel bags. 8
Stage 2: Garrett Lemire Memorial Road Race Course Map Start is at Duval Mine at Continental. Run clockwise, Duval Mine, Mission, Helmet Peak, La Canada, Duval Mine. Approximate distance 21 miles. JUNIOR 9-12 start is on Helmet Peak Rd (aka W. Sahuarita Rd) and Mission, 7.5 km, 4.7 mi.) West of La Cañada. Approximate distance 20 km, 12 miles. NOTE: Use only the right hand lane on La Cañada. Caution: Railroad tracks at turn from Duval Mine to Mission. 9
Stage 2 Road Race Start Times and Distances Class Start Time Distance Laps Sprint Lap 1st Wave Miles Men 5, 19-39 6:45 am 41 2 Men 55+ 6:50 41 2 Men /65/70/75+ 6:51 41 2 Women 3 6:55 61 3 Men 5, 40+ 7:00 41 2 Women 4/35+ 7:05 41 2 Women 45+/55+/65+/70+ 7:10 41 2 Jr. 17-18 7:12 61 3 Jr. 15-16 7:15 41 2 Jr. 13-14 7:18 21 1 Jr. 9-10/11-12 7:20 12.6 2nd Wave Women Pro/1/2 9:00 61 3 Lap 1 Men Pro/1 9:10 82 4 Lap 1 Men 2 9:15 82 4 Men 3 9:20 61 3 Men 35+ 9:25 61 3 Men 45+ 9:30 61 3 Men 4 9:35 61 3 Sprint Bonus Stage 2: Men Pro/1 and Women Pro/1/2 only. Three, two and one second time bonus for 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd at Stage 2 sprint point at the end of lap 1 when crossing the FINISH line. Time bonuses for finishes are 10, 6, and 4 seconds for 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd places. 10
The 30 th Tucson Bicycle Classic: Sunday Stage 3 Pima Community College (PCC) West Circuit Race Course Description: This is a 9 km (5.6 mile) loop with a small climb up Anklam and an uphill finish on freshly paved Greasewood. Map with elevation profile on page 17. Start-Finish: The Start-Finish line is located on Greasewood Road, which is closed to traffic. Feed Zone: The feed zone is on Anklam hill. This is the only spot along the course at which parking is allowed. Sprint Bonus Stage 3: Circuit Race for noted categories only; 3, 2 and 1 second time bonus for 1 st, 2 nd, and 3rd place only (see below for lap #) at the START/FINISH line. Directions to start: From I-10 take the Congress St. exit West to Silverbell. After ~1 mile Congress St. turns north and becomes Silverbell. At St. Mary's Rd, turn west past the hospital and proceed to PCC-West. Turn in at the PCC traffic signal and park in the Southwest corner of the lot. Greasewood will be closed! Walk or ride your bike up the hill to Greasewood and the start from the parking lot. Parking: Daytime only parking is at Pima Community College-West on Anklam Road. Greasewood will be closed! Please use West end of parking lot. (See map.) No overnight parking! Wheels: All wheels must be out of wheel bags and IN the Wheel pit 20 minutes prior to the start of your wave. This allows time to get them to the truck. Please use the provided wheel tags. Remove wheels from wheel bag. Awards: Early wave awards presented at Start/Finish Tent. Wave 3 awards at The Riverpark Inn, 350 S. Freeway, just South of Congress St. exit, West side of I-10. 11
Stage 3: PCC-West Circuit Race Course Map Start is on Greasewood (closed to traffic). Run clockwise to Anklam, Speedway and back to Greasewood. See directions map for details on how to reach the daytime only parking area. 12
Stage 3 Circuit Race Start Times and Distances Class Start Time Distance, miles Laps Sprint Bonus Lap 1st Wave Men35+ 6:35 39 7 3 Men 45+ 6:38 33 6 3 Men 55+ 6:39 33 6 3 Men 65/70/75+ 6:40 28 5 3 Men 5, 40+ 6:43 28 5 3 Women 3 6:46 33 6 3 Women 4/35+ 6:49 28 5 3 Women 45+/55+/65+/70+ 6:50 28 5 3 2nd Wave Men 4 8:40 33 6 3 Men 5, 19-39 8:43 28 5 3 Jr. 17-18 8:46 28 5 3 Jr. 15-16 8:48 22 4 3 Jr. 13-14 8:49 17 3 No Bonus Jr. 9-10/11-12 8:50 11 2 No Bonus 3rd Wave Women Pro/1/2 10:15 39 7 3 Men Pro/1 10:20 50 9 3 Men 2 10:25 45 8 3 Men 3 10:30 39 7 3 Sprint Bonus Stage 3: For all but noted categories, 3, 2 and 1 second time bonus for 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd places at the end of Lap 3 at the START/FINISH line. Time bonuses for finishes are 10, 6, and 4 seconds for 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd places. 13
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